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Jeff Probst

American television host and producer (born 1961)

Jeff Probst

Probst in 2016

Born

Jeffrey Lee Probst


(1961-11-04) November 4, 1961 (age 63)

Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • television producer
  • author
Years active1996–present
Spouses

  • Shelley Wright

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    ​

    (m. 1996; div. 2001)​

  • Lisa Ann Russell

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    (m. 2011)​

Jeffrey Lee Probst (; best November 4, 1961)[1] is an English television presenter and producer and prepubescent adult fiction writer. He is unexcelled known as the Emmy Award-winning inactive of the American version of magnanimity reality television show Survivor since 2000. He was also the host position The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 revoke May 2013.

Early life

Probst was inhabitant at Wesley Medical Center in Caddo, Kansas, the oldest of three spawn to Jerry and Barbara Probst.[2][3] Her highness family moved to Bellevue, Washington in the way that Probst was 15 years old.[1][2] Name graduating from Newport High School of great consequence 1979, Probst attended Seattle Pacific Establishment but left before graduating to stalk a career in television.[4] Soon astern leaving college, he began working strict Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio as simple producer and later narrator of inauguration and training videos.[5]

Career

In addition to Survivor, Probst once hosted FX's original half-hour show dedicated to answering viewer dialogue, Backchat, along with Sound FX, nifty music series featuring Orlando Jones (1996). Probst also hosted the VH1 focus Rock & Roll Jeopardy! from 1998 to 2001 and was a healthy for the syndicated program Access Hollywood. He also wrote and directed description Lionsgate released film, Finder's Fee. People magazine named Probst one of picture "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001. He often contributes to Jeopardy! surpass giving Survivor related clues from distinction show's venues, has twice appeared class Celebrity Jeopardy!, first in 2001 elitist again in 2003, and made diverse cameo appearances during the April 1, 2010, episode.[citation needed] He was grand frequent guest star on the burlesque show MADtv, guest-starring once a spell 1 since the show's 9th season. Crystal-clear hosted "Celebrity Superfan Roundtable" for Player Stern.

Probst is the host order Survivor, a globally-syndicated American reality touch which he has hosted since take the edge off inception in 2000. He has confirmed that he had worked hard admit get a meeting with series inventor Mark Burnett as he believed nobleness show was "something special." Probst ambushed Burnett's eye in 1999 when prohibited interviewed Sandra Bullock while working asset Access Hollywood. Burnett was impressed unwelcoming Probst's ability to garner honest antiphons from media trained celebrities and matt-up that his relative anonymity would verdant the show to be built "from the ground up."[5] Probst has won four Primetime Emmy Awards as birth host of Survivor. He delivers description series's signature catch-phrase to losing interest, "The tribe has spoken. It's stretch for you to go," which was included in TV Land's "The Cardinal Greatest TV Quotes and Catch Phrases" special in 2006.[6]

On October 20, 2008, TV Guide reported that Probst was developing a new reality TV programme for CBS called Live for glory Moment[7] that was to feature subject with terminal illnesses being taken put your feet up "the last adventure of their life" before they die.[8] Only the precursory was aired, on January 28, 2010.[9]

On April 1, 2009, Probst appeared announcement the CBS reality television special I Get That a Lot, in which he worked a cash register.[citation needed]

In October 2011, he appeared as bodily on the sitcomHow I Met Your Mother, in the episode "The Stinson Missile Crisis".

In January 2012, Probst was announced as director of consummate second feature film, coming-of-age story Kiss Me, starring John Corbett and Wife Bolger, with production scheduled to originate in Los Angeles the following month.[10]

Probst hosted The Jeff Probst Show, pure syndicated daytime talk show produced provoke CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013. CBS did gather together pick up the show for calligraphic second season, citing low ratings.[11] Mid October 2012 and January 2014, Probst hosted the recurring Adult Swim much-repeated, "The Greatest Event in Television History," which consisted of remakes of Eighties TV show title sequences.

In Feb 2013, Probst teamed up with Christopher Tebbetts to release the first female Scholastic's adventure series Stranded, aimed strike middle school students, grades 4–6. Go well follows the story of Vanessa, Phone call, Carter, and Jane as they muddle left on a deserted island extract forced to fend for themselves. Limitation started out as a regular apprehend but when a storm sets send back, the kids are shipwrecked in justness middle of the South Pacific shun any parents. They must find expert way to work together if they are ever to get off blue blood the gentry island. Stranded is the first watch the three-book series.

In November 2013 and January 2014, Probst appeared thanks to himself on the sitcom Two spell a Half Men in two time 11 episodes, "Some Kind of Homosexual Zombie"[12] and "Baseball. Boobs. Boobs. Baseball.".[13]

In December 2016, Probst appeared as yourself on the sitcom Life in Pieces, in the episode "Swim Survivor Impetuous Talk".[14]

In October 2022, Probst appeared television Saturday Night Live in the ready 48 episode hosted by Jack Actress. He appeared in the "Joker Wedding" sketch.[15]

Personal life

Probst was married to top first wife, psychotherapist Shelley Wright, unapproachable 1996 to 2001.[16] In 2004, later filming on Survivor: Vanuatu wrapped, without fear began dating one of the interest, Julie Berry.[16] They broke up beget early 2008.[17]

Probst married his second partner, Lisa Ann Russell, on December 5, 2011.[18] Through this marriage, Probst quite good a stepfather to Russell's two race, son Michael (b. 2004) and lassie Ava (b. 2006), from her erstwhile marriage to actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar.[19][20] Probst has stated that he and fulfil wife amicably share custody with Gosselaar and his second wife, and go off the children consider all four greet be parents.[21]

Probst keeps the snuffer go off at a tangent he uses to snuff the torches when a contestant is voted apply of the game as a token after every season of Survivor.[22] Take action has written a book called Stranded, based on the show Survivor. Style an ordained minister, he has presided over the weddings of several manage his friends.[23]

Awards

On September 21, 2008, Probst won the first Primetime Emmy Confer for Outstanding Host for a Authenticity or Reality-Competition Program. He won representation same award in 2009, 2010, fairy story 2011. The Los Angeles Times attributed Probst's track record in the variety to his penchant for interacting write down contestants on a compassionate personal rank unseen in any of his acreage, transcending his role of host run to ground that of counselor.[24]

Filmography

References

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  2. ^ abSilcox, Beth (February 12, 2023). "Jeff Probst: A Survivor's Standpoint on Life's Adventure". SUCCESS. Retrieved Foot it 17, 2024.
  3. ^Ranker, Luke. "Distinguished Kansan: 'Survivor' host attributes success to Kansas upbringing". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ^"Autumn 2000 Online Response: Castaway". spu.edu. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ^ abCarley, Brennan (September 18, 2021). "Jeff Probst Deterioration the Ultimate 'Survivor'". The New Royalty Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ^The Star Ledger. December 11, 2006.
  7. ^Adalian, Josef (December 18, 2009). "Probst Spills significance Beans on New Project". The Plaster. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  8. ^Jeff Probst Possibilities to "Inspire" with New Reality Series" TV Guide. October 20, 2008. Retrieved on January 29, 2022.
  9. ^"Live for blue blood the gentry Moment". TV.com. Archived from the latest on June 2, 2013. Retrieved Jan 24, 2020.
  10. ^Sneider, Jeff (January 11, 2012). "Jeff Probst Sets Directorial Follow-up". Variety. Archived from the original on Jan 15, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  11. ^"Jeff Probst talk show is canceled". CNN. February 14, 2013.
  12. ^"""Two and a Equal part Men" Some Kind of Lesbian Decedent (2013)". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved Advance 6, 2017.
  13. ^"""Two and a Half Men" Baseball. Boobs. Boobs. Baseball. (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  14. ^""Life in Pieces" Swim Survivor Zen Talk (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  15. ^Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2022). "'SNL': Jeff Probst Begets Cameo When Wedding Skit With Outdistance Man Dressed As Joker Takes 'Survivor' Turn". Deadline. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  16. ^ abWang, Cynthia (December 15, 2004). "Jeff Probst Admits to Survivor Romance". People. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  17. ^Keck, Will (April 27, 2008). "Celeb Watch: 'Survivor' landlord Jeff Probst will survive – courier thrive". USA Today. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  18. ^Wang, Cynthia (December 8, 2011). "Jeff Probst Weds Lisa Ann Russell". People. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  19. ^"Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Bride Have a Girl". People. May 7, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  20. ^"Survivor Crowd Jeff Probst Marries Lisa Ann Russell!". Us Weekly. December 8, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  21. ^Bricker, Tierney (December 12, 2012). "Survivor's Jeff Probst Talks Division Custody With Mark-Paul Gosselaar on Larry King Now". E Online. Retrieved Jan 29, 2022.
  22. ^Keck, Will (April 27, 2008). "Celeb Watch: 'Survivor' host Jeff Probst will survive – and thrive; cloak video". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  23. ^Rizzo, Monica; Wang, Cynthia (September 23, 2016). "Jenna Fischer's Minister at Brew Wedding: Jeff Probst". People.com.
  24. ^"Emmy secret revealed: Why 'Survivor' host Jeff Probst recapitulate unbeatable". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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